Below is my current volleyball coaching resume/CV. You can also find my volleyball experienced at my LinkedIn profile, and feel free to review my coaching philosophy. Feedback is welcome, as are any questions you may have. Feel free to reach out using the contact form.

John

Current Position

I provide overall coaching direction and lead coaching education and development for a newly developed Junior volleyball club. I also coordinate with other directors and contribute to the overall management of the club.

College/University Experience

Directed all aspects of an NCAA Division II program during Spring term after the departure of the head coach (family reasons) – including recruiting, training, budget, academic monitoring, and managing our graduate assistant.

Joined the staff of an NCAA Division II school playing in the Lone Star Conference with the mandate of helping the head coach turn the program into a regular league contender and NCAA tournament participant.

Achievements

1st year: Improved our record from 0-16 in conference to 6-14. Reached the conference tournament for the first time in three years, placed three players on the All-Conference team, had one selected Academic All-Conference, moved up five places in the NCAA South Central Region rankings, and moved up 66 places in the year-end Division II Pablo Rankings. and 55 spots in the Massey Ratings.

2nd year: Bettered our conference record to 7-13 and our overall record to 15-16. The combined result for 2016/2017 was the best two year period since 2010/2011. Moved up another 4 places in the Region rankings, 12 places in Pablo, and 45 on Massey. Placed two players on the All-Conference team, and again had one selected Academic All-Conference.

Planned, fund raised, and coordinated the first ever MSU athletic team foreign trip in 2017 (to Buenos Aires, Argentina). An article about the trip appeared at VolleyballMag.com.

Arranged for members of the USA Sitting National Teams to come to campus to present a clinic in 2016.

Led both the men’s and women’s squads across multiple competitions, the primary of which is BUCS (rough U.K. equivalent of the NCAA/NAIA in the U.S.). Managed assistant coaches. Mentored developmental coaches. Advised the leadership on organizational issues. Achieved historic success despite having no scholarship players while competing against teams with them. Teams featured players from over 20 different nations.

Assisted the head coach (first season as 2nd Assistant, remainder as 1st Assistant) in all facets of managing the program, including in-season and off-season training, match management, opponent scouting, recruitment, travel and budget, alumnae relations, and athlete counseling.

Recruited 6 All-Ivy honorees who earned 10 total awards (3 were also Academic All-Ivy) – No player recruited until 5 years after my last class earned any honors.

Setter coach for the 2001 Ivy League Player of the Year, her successor who became the all-time school record holder, the starter after that who went on to twice earn All-Ivy recognition, and a fourth player who eventually played professionally.

Assisted the head coach in all facets of managing the program, including training, match management, statistics compilation and analysis, opponent scouting, recruitment, travel and budget, fund-raising, and athlete counseling

Spent nearly 2 months in Europe. Three weeks of that was with Hungarian professional team FINO Kaposvar during their preseason training. I also spent shorter period of time with clubs and teams in England, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. I documented the trip here.

Spent 10 days each with a men’s and women’s German professional team during their preseason for the 2014-15 season, and then 3 weeks again with TV Bühl during preparation for the 2015-16. Assisted in running training sessions, and in the case of TV Bühl aided the coaching staff in developing practice plans and in player assessments.

Club, Juniors, and Other Coaching Experience

Coach – Devon Women’s Volleyball Club, UK (2013)

Took over a women’s team halfway through the 2012-13 season with the objective of avoiding relegation from Division 1 of the National Volleyball League. Guided the team to a 7-1 second half record to achieve a mid-table final standing. Our only loss was in 5 sets away to the league champions in our last match. Also coached the team in the regional championship tournament at the end of the season.

Co-Founded and managed the largest Juniors club in the state of Rhode Island (now known as Blast Volleyball) – starting with girls’ teams with teams from 12s up to 18s, later adding boys. Created and ran a 2-day inter-regional tournament which attracted teams from all over the Northeast. Represented the club at regional meetings. Recruited and managed club coaches. Established and maintained supplier and facility vendor relationships. Promoted the club throughout the state. Coached the 16s and 18s teams at different points.

High Performance Coach – New England Region (2002)

Took part in the initial selection process of a U18s team comprising the top Juniors players from the New England region. Coached the team during training for and during competition at the USA Volleyball High Performance tournament, which featured teams from several other regions, as well as Canada and Puerto Rico.

Co-Founder and Coach – Rhode Island Juniors (2000-01)

Co-Founded a new club program for 12-and-under girls which comprised teams for the northern and southern parts of the state. Represented the club at regional meetings. Assisted in coaching the teams, which finished the season 1st and 2nd in the regional championships.

Coach – Southeast Scholastic Boys (1998)

Other Volleyball Experience

Working with an experience professional and national team coach, I am developing coaching education content based on interviews done with the world’s best volleyball coaches at all levels.

Publisher – Inside College Volleyball

Worked with another experienced NCAA volleyball coach to develop and publish a college volleyball recruiting book which is available for sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Google and other places.

Girls’ Juniors Scheduler – New England Region (2001-05)

Scheduled all girls’ Juniors teams in the New England region annually for four regular season dates plus season-end championships. Maintained the regional rankings.

Developer & Patent Holder – Precision Passer training aide

Developed a net-suspended volleyball target device through the prototype and patenting process. Arranged for production and marketed the device to schools and clubs across the United States, and in some cases abroad.

Honors/Certifications/Affiliations

Nominated for 2013-14 South West Volleyball Association Coach of the Year (England)

Education

University of Maryland, College Park – Master of Business Administration

University of Rhode Island – BS in Business Administration

Non-Volleyball Experience

I spent over 10 years working in the financial markets, authored a published book, and have had a number of entrepreneurial and business ventures over the years. Details can be found in my business LinkedIn profile.

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